1. The intriguing history of the human calvaria: sinister and religious
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Marios Loukas, E. George Salter, R. Shane Tubbs, Nihal Apaydin, W. Jerry Oakes, and Mohammadali Mohajel Shoja
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Literature ,business.industry ,Religion and Medicine ,Skull ,History, 19th Century ,Calvaria ,General Medicine ,Anatomy ,History, 18th Century ,History, Medieval ,Terminology ,Religion ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,History, 16th Century ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,medicine ,Humans ,Neurology (clinical) ,business ,History, Ancient - Abstract
Introduction A review of the ancient world finds multiple documentations describing the use of the human calvaria as a drinking implement. Terminology This term, which is frequently and incorrectly called the “calvarium,” has a unique history among multiple cultures of the world. For example, the purported site of Jesus’ crucifixion “Calvary” is derived from this term calvaria. The present report explores the derivation, misuse, and history of the human calvaria.
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- 2007